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Alicia Bunny it is

I just put the finishing touch, a first place ribbon, on the latest big footed bunny. She’s what they call a horse girl. Coincidentally, a fellow equestrian is talking shop today so fittingly this bunny shall be named Alicia Bunny.

HILARY,
DO you do commissions? I would just love to have one made of a nurse!
My darling Niece just graduated from college and passed her RN Boards, despite losing her father 7 months ago.
I want to HONOR her with A Very Special keepsake.
Let me know!
XO
MB

How adorable! I love the pink horse fabric! Is it Alexander Hamilton? The store I work at carried part of that line, so I picked up similar fabric (pink with cowgirls), but we never got the horsey fabric! I’ve recently started reading your blog regularly and I love your work, especially your toys and quilts. Your quilts have inspired me to try some designs of my own making! You can see some of my sewing, knitting, and cats at my LJ!

Reading

My Book

A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.